FEBRUARY 13
THE ROLLING STONES APPEAR IN COLOR ON U.S. TV FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY IN 1966 WHEN THEY MAKE THEIR THIRD ED SULLIVAN SHOW APPEARANCE. THE BAND PLAYS “SATISFACTION”, “AS TEARS GO BY” AND “19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN”.
TODAY IN 1978, DIRE STRAITS BEGIN RECORDING THEIR DEBUT ALBUM IN LONDON. THE ALBUM WHICH FEATURES THE GROUP’S BREAKTHROUGH SINGLE “SULTANS OF SWING” WENT ON TO ENJOY A 132-WEEK RUN ON THE U.K. CHART.
AND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS GO OUT TODAY TO PETER GABRIEL, WHO’S TURNING 75. HE’S A TWO-TIME INDUCTEE TO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, AS A MEMBER OF GENESIS, AND AS A SOLO ARTIST.